Los Angeles, California
Lost Home
The wildfires had taken over in Southern California. California had been a dangerous place to be but that didn’t stop Crystal from visiting to make sure that everything was intact. She stood at the area where her Hollywood Hills home had been. Her entire estate had been burnt to a crisp. Everything was gone. Tears started to flow down Crystal’s eyes as she looked around. She wasn’t alone as she stood next to her life Seleana Zdunich. Seleana held Crystal close to her as tears immediately started to flow down the cheeks of her wife.
‘Sel… I can’t believe it’s all gone. You don’t know how much went into that home…”
Seleana held Crystal tighter than before as she pulled her wife in. Seleana knew that these were real tears. They weren’t the crocodile tears that Crystal would often showcase on a movie set but these felt authentic. Seleana could only be there to care for her wife as she looked down into the shorter woman’s eyes.
“It’s okay chickie… It’s only a house. We have the money. We can build a bigger and better home. One that Elijah and Aurora can be proud. One that Halo and Brittany can come too and we can have big family dinners, we will recover in time. You will recover because you are one of the strongest women I know and you always find a way to make things better. You are a survivor…”
Crystal just sighs in return. “I know Seleana… You just don’t understand that this was more than just a home though… I loved this home. No amount of money will be ever to replace all of the memories that were made here. When I made a lot of money this is the very first thing that I used my money on. California became my home after Detroit and even though everything burnt up and we can rebuild things. It won’t rebuild within my heart what was lost… It’s just going to be an empty void…”
Crystal couldn’t help but let more tears escape her lips. Seleana tries her best to soothe her wife as she holds her hand and walks towards the car.
“I know all of this hurts but that doesn’t mean that this is the end of the world. We can do something else and start creating new memories that you could be fond of. We have the kids and we also have Alexandra. So why not start settling down in Vegas. You seem to really like it there and it’s not like we really in California that much anyway. I know you have studio that you own here but Melissa is doing a great job running it just like Chavy is doing a great job at the zoo. We are grateful that Zoo wasn’t destroyed and didn’t hurt animals…Maybe you can turn your attention from this and worry more about your Golden Ring Hotel. Daniel sees you doing a good job and you are thriving…”
Crystal’s eyes open wide up as Seleana kept on reaching out to her. She just sighs as she gazes back into the eyes of her wife.
“Can I ask you an honest question, do you feel like I am most concerned about my hotel?! When I fought Andrea she brought it up after the fact that I just didn’t have the passion and that I wasn’t the same woman that I was from back in the day. I wanted to deny it but maybe this hotel is getting the best of me. it’s becoming the most important thing and I don’t want it to take more precedence then that of my wrestling career…”
Seleana just sighs as she glances back at her wife. “Sometimes I just think you get easily distracted. You don’t mean to do it but you go with the one thing that currently has your mind and you don’t have time for anything else. You are amazing with the hotel but you HAVE been pouring all of your resources into that and nothing else. Aurora claims that she would like for you to spend more time with her. She doesn’t like that you don’t come home that often and even when you do you don’t make time for her…”
Crystal just shrugs her shoulders. “Wow I never really thought about things like that…”
“And I know Elijah really wants to know you more. We have things we want to do as a family but it’s hard to really go about and do them without having you there. You are just as important as is Alexandra. You are everything chickie and we just want you there…”
Crystal nods her head. “I want to be there too but I feel that Daniel really needs me at the Golden Ring as well. He trusted me to run his establishment. He trusted me to make sure everything was running to the best of its ability. I didn’t know that we would be without a bar manager and so many other key positions within the hotel. I just want perfect and I hope him to be proud of me…”
“Christina I know he’s proud of you but you need to take the same mentality and apply it to your home, and even to your wrestling career. Don’t you want to make your kids happy?! Don’t you want your fans to be happy?! You really can’t do that if you aren’t giving them your all. Just think about what I said and really give them what they want in return…”
Crystal and Seleana continue to head towards the car as she finally lets out a sigh.
“Maybe you are right. I do need to focus on them. I do have a one track mind but I will change it. I will work on things and I will make sure that things become better…”
“Good because I would hate for your wrestling to suffer because you are all over the place. Let’s go babe, Vegas is calling us and I feel like we are going to be there for a long time…”
With that the two walk hand in hand as they head for their car. They would leave California for a while as Vegas was the only thing on their mind for the foreseeable future.
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On Camera
The cameras are rolling and it’s at this point that we are able to see Crystal Zdunich. She has a disturbed look on her face as she looks into the heart of the camera.
“Good evening to all of my blossoming roses out there. I am Crystal Zdunich and I feel like I need to clear the air on a number of topics. First and foremost I feel like I have this need to say sorry to all of my fans because the way I took that match with Andrea Hernandez isn’t the way that I should have taken it. I should have been much better than I was but sadly I wasn’t. I know lately I have had a one track mind as I want this hotel expansion at Golden Ring Casino to be the most important thing to me. I want it to be the biggest set of luxurious rooms for all of Vegas to book but in trying to put my all into the casino I realize that I have been taking a serious on my wrestling career.
It didn’t really dawn on me until I heard Andrea Hernandez running her mouth on social media. As she basically went on the record and claiming that this would be the end of the rivalry and how things were one sided, and how I had no passion to even give a damn, and how she never really was a friend and other things. To be honest I have been acting a little crazy and maybe just maybe I needed a kick in the ass to get myself in gear, but rest assure this is NOT the last time that she will hear from me. Nor will it be the last time that anybody writes me off like a blank fucking check because let me get something straight.”
Crystal takes a deep breath as she glares deeper into the camera and continues to speak more.
“Nor will I just stand there and let Kayla Richards disrespect my wife because the truth of the matter I was always questioning why did I come back to SCW?! What made me want to come back to the company where I had my most success?! I thought it was to just have some fun and maybe drag the members of the Golden Ring Casino along so that we could go out and win the Mixed Tag Team Championships so I can finally have that feel good moment of being a Grand Slam Champion which would further cement myself in the history books. After seriously thinking about everything I feel like I want no I absolutely deserve so much more than that! What I want more than anything is to become a six time World Bombshell Champion and I don’t give a damn who it is that is holding that title. Whether it’s Andrea or even Kayla but the truth is no matter the who the WHAT will always be the same. I will take that title at any and all stakes. So whoever holds it will be my target whether they like it or not.’
Crystal licks her lips as she speaks some more.
“And in the case of Kayla she’s a double target because she has two things that I want, but let’s put that thought on hold for a moment because I can have dreams and aspirations but what needs to be my focus is going into the ring and getting my hands on Cassie Wolfe. You want the absolute truth Cassie?! You must feel really excited to be competing in such a big time wrestling company. Both members of Young Justice will have the opportunity to get their asses kicked by both members of the Zdunich family. We are former World Champions and we will get our respect. Cassie may wish to come across as the little engine that could be she isn’t as good as she thinks she is and my issue with her is fully personal…
It pains me that I got embarrassed by her sister Krystal but she had beaten a Crystal that didn’t care, and didn’t even bother to put any effort in. She didn’t beat me at my best and seeing as she isn’t here anymore the next best thing for me is to stand across the ring from the little Wolfe and beat the unholy snot out her. She might think she is in for a great match but I refuse to be used as a springboard for her to reach superstardom. I am not an afterthought but I am the main attraction. I am a Hall of Famer and there will be some respect put on my name. Cassie do you even know what you are in for when you get into the ring with me, do you even know what I am capable of?!”
Crystal smirks as she looks further into the camera and speaks some more.
“This isn’t for fun but this is a way for me to prove that I still have the tools in the world to prove that I belong in the spot that I am at. Cassie is a woman who has dropped the ball and I don’t see a future for her. She might think she has the ability but I just don’t see it. I think I made them both look stupid when I managed to bring London Underground out of retirement to handle business within the ring. We all have a connection and we spend tons of time together at the Golden Ring Casino. At this upcoming Super Card I will get back to my winning ways and I will move up the food chain and put more important people in my sights…
You might have had a chance if I didn’t take things seriously but the Super Card won’t be your lucky day. it will be my night and the world will see that I am ready to step up once again. Make sure you bring everything you got Cassie but you will see firsthand that it just isn’t enough…”
Crystal smiles.
“Through it all I am the rose that refuses to wither away. It’s all or nothing and it’s time to take my top spot inch by inch, and wrecking through each insignificant figure that gets in my way. See you soon Cassie. It won’t be long until I make you my bitch!”
With that Crystal looks into the camera as we fade out on this image.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Golden Ring Casino & Suites
Crystal was in her penthouse suite at the brand new Golden Ring Hotel & Suites. It was only fitting that Christina would only have the best of living conditions and even though things might have slowed down at the movie studio she was indeed a great business woman. She was clad in her silk robe pajamas and slippers. She walked over to her refrigerator and opens it before she reaches in and pulls out a bottle of grey goose. She holds the bottle as she walks over to a door with a balcony. She swings it open as she looks out into the Vegas skyline. She takes the cap off of the bottle and the recovering alcoholic takes a long sip from the bottle. She is all smiles as she watches the busy makings of Sin City. to her unbeknownst the door to her penthouse suite opens up and Charlotte could be seen walking into the luxurious suite. She makes her way slowly to where Crystal is as she watches Crystal taking a sip from the bottle.
“Christina is everything okay, I just felt like I should check on you…”
“Charlie can I just say that it feels great to be better than everybody else and control the entire city. I didn’t want to believe it when Andrea called me out on me, and I didn’t know how to react after watching my Hollywood home burn down to the ground but I feel like this is my home. This is my city and nobody can take away what I built…”
Charlotte smirks as she watches Crystal turn around and takes another sip from her bottle of Grey Goose.
“Christina, why are you drinking, I would be a bad friend if I stood here and let you piss your life away with that bottle. Daniel wanted me to take good care of you but most importantly as a friend I don’t want you to ruin your life. You have a good thing going. You have a life that loves you and its bad business for the director of the casino to get pissed drunk…”
Crystal smiles evilly as she paces around before she looks deeply into the eyes of Charlotte. She walks up to the British body guard as she replies back to her.
“Listen you don’t have to baby me. I am fully aware of what I am doing. I can hold my liquor and a girl like me deserves to have a drink every once in a while. Isn’t life wonderful Charlie?! Everybody in the entire world thinks that the only thing I care about is running the hotel. To many others I am just an afterthought and they want to act like I am no longer a threat but ALL OF THEM ARE WRONG AREN’T THEY?!”
Charlie just sighs as she walks over to her friend and holds her hand out.
“Crissy just give me the bottle. This isn’t who you are…”
Crystal pulls the bottle back as she begins to take another sip as she glances back at Charlotte.
“Maybe this is who I am meant to be. This is who everybody sees me as. Nobody believes that I care about wrestling anymore. All they see is a woman who just cares about her hotel and running it. They don’t know my struggles. They don’t know that I have poured my heart into trying to make this into such an amazing establishment. They only want to judge what they see on the outside and it’s like nothing else even matters. Why should I stop drinking?! Isn’t this what the people want?!”
Christina raises the bottle up to her mouth but Charlotte immediately snatches the bottle out of Crystal’s hand. She looks at the balcony and throws the bottle right off of the balcony. It fall all the way down and shatters on the ground below. Crystal raises her eyes as she glares daggers at her friend.
“WHY DID YOU DO THAT FOR, NOBODY TOLD YOU TO TOUCH MY BOTTLE… I AM CHRISTINA ROSE HILTON LOPEZ FN ZDUNICH!!! I run this company and nobody tells the boss what to do! Now I demand you to go and fetch me another bottle. That’s an order coming directly from your superior!!!”
Charlotte rolls her eyes as she shakes her head in disagreement.
“Christina you have no idea at what you are saying. I know you are doing an amazing job at being the director of the casino and the hotel but I don’t think you should lose sight of everything that’s important. You know that picking up on alcohol is only going to lead to other things such as drugs and I refuse to let you ruin your life by doing something stupid. So come on. Why don’t we take a seat and stay away from the balcony…”
“No… I don’t want to sit down Charlotte. What’s the point?! SCW comes back to Las Vegas and this is my chance to make our casino and hotel some real money. I have been working my ass off and it just seems like people want to hate or what I have worked so hard to accomplish… I don’t know why Andrea would have said the things that she has said…”
“Well if I can be honest you aren’t the same woman anymore. There was a time where you were undeniably the best women’s bombshell in the entire company. Holding the World Championship on five different occasions is unheard of. It was something that people were forced to respect you but overtime Roxi caught up to that number and she tied it. Now it just doesn’t seem that important anymore. On top of that your priorities have changed over time. I remember back in the day you were the most vile and vain person in the entire company. Everybody hated you and they wanted to do everything in your power you in your place. That edge about you is gone…”
Crystal raises her eyes in return.
“Gone?!”
“What I mean is that you just have different things you worry about now. You have your daughter, now you have a son, and now with the hotel well…”
“So just EVERYBODY else you think the hotel has gotten me soft… I don’t have to hear this… Whatever Charlotte I will catch you later…”
Crystal grabs her purse as she heads towards the exit door.
“Wait where are you going?!”
“I am going to buy me another drink because I damn sure don’t want to listen to any of this shit anymore…”
With that Crystal storms out of the penthouse suite as we fade out on this image.
Isn’t life crazy sometimes?!
Honestly it’s really absurd how people can think. For the longest I really tried to do the right thing when it came to competing in SCW. There was a time where everybody in the company hated me. Nobody liked me and the only thing on my mind was doing whatever I could do to be the World Bombshell Champion. People hated me and I know I was annoying but when it came to that World Bombshell Championship that was the only thing on my mind.
I didn’t care. I was like a woman that was absolutely possessed and I did everything I could do to get my hands on that title. I betrayed my own best friend, I would step over my daughter and I even turned on my own wife because I just had to be champion. I received so much hate mail and people were literally sending me a bunch of hate mail. I couldn’t go on Social Media without somebody screaming for somebody to free Seleana from my clutches. It was definitely dark times in my life and I finally grew up and moved on. I did right by my family. I know I had a severe drug and alcohol problem, and I enrolled myself into rehab because I didn’t want to be that same woman anymore.
People would never give me my proper credit for getting right though because nobody believed in me. Even the SCW fan base didn’t believe in yours truly because they felt like I wasn’t being sincere. I know it was embarrassing to have Bella stuff me in an ambulance and to drive me far away from the arena. She broke me and people thought that was the last they would see from me.
Guess what though?! I came back. I won the Roulette Championship and I promised I would be better. It would only last for a while until I lost the title to somebody who just wanted it more. Then I left because I had to do other things. Long behold here I am again with a return and it was only a matter of time before Andre and I’s path would cross. She did get the better of me but it wasn’t even a big deal to her because she had moved on from her prior hatred, and I know she feels like it did nothing for her.
Losing to her made me take a long look in the mirror. Is that what my career has come too?! Everybody just assumes I am one huge joke and I can’t hack in the ring anymore?! That’s just a load of crap if you ask me and the hotel isn’t the most important thing in my life. Even though I might be distracted at times what I would like more than anything and everything else in this world is to showcase that I still have what it takes to be the best of the best.
I do care more than just a woman who is crazy over a hotel. I am crazy about getting to the top in this company. There is a woman who is fired up to ascend and to be the best damn wrestler in the company. I am going to do everything in my power to prove that I still have what it takes to be that woman.
That message is going to start when I get into the ring with Cassie Wolfe. To be honest I don’t really like Cassie. I don’t like her, I don’t like who she is related too and I hate the fact that she is a member of young justice. She and her partner Harper are a bunch of women who just like to run their mouths. They have this sense of entitlement where they believe they are deserve everything and anything just because they say so.
They always want to cry over being booked or not, and think they deserve to have the highest places on the cards. What type of crap is that?! Cassie isn’t that good and she is looking at a woman who has been at the highest of all heights within this company.
What gives you the right to think that you even have what it takes to step into the ring with a legend like me and immediately beat me so you can ascend through the company?! I don’t think you have it in you.
There’s a reason why I have been World Champion on five different occasions and have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. It’s because I am as great as I said I am. Cassie I am going to expose you in our match with one another. I am going to prove to you that you aren’t ready to ascend the ladder. As a matter of fact I am going to use you as a stepping stone to get into my rightful spotlight.
At Inception I put things back into perspective and show the entire world that I am as good and as great when I was winning all of those titles all of those years ago. Welcome to the big time Cassie but I know you aren’t ready for it. On Sunday we will star in a movie but I am the one who will get the top billing because this is MY SHOW… It’s time to shine bright and take my spotlight once again…
You will go back to being an afterthought, see you soon. Don’t disappoint.
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